- present tense form of desert (3rd person singular).
deserts
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Its vital infrastructure, civilian airports, and Saudi Aramco oil facilities are scattered across vast, sparsely populated deserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Wind advisories across inland deserts were set to expire early Monday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Last year, Northwestern University identified over 212 counties out of some 3,000 in the United States as "news deserts," having no locally-based news sources such as newspapers and public radio.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The findings come as ministers have pledged to tackle so-called "dental deserts", but dentists say the current deal is not viable.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
He told her their name and that they came from the deserts across the sea.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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